| Main Entry: | negation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contradiction, denial |
Synonyms: |
antithesis, antonym, blank, cancellation, contrary, converse, counterpart, disavowal, disclaimer, forget it, gainsaying, inverse, negatory, neutralization, no, nonexistence, nothingness, nullification, nullity, opposite, opposition, proscription, refusal, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, reverse, vacuity, veto, void |
Antonyms: |
allowance, approval, permission |
| Main Entry: | refusal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | denial of responsibility; unwillingness |
Synonyms: |
abnegation, ban, choice, cold shoulder, declension, declination, defiance, disallowance, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, discountenancing, disfavor, dissent, enjoinment, exclusion, forbidding, interdiction, knockback, negation, nix, no, nonacceptance, noncompliance, nonconsent, option, pass*, prohibition, proscription, rebuff, refutation, regrets, rejection, renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, repulse, repulsion, reversal, thumbs down, turndown, veto, withholding, writ |
Antonyms: |
approval, grant, offer, ok, sanction |
| Main Entry: | thumbs down |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rejection |
Synonyms: |
declining, disapproval, dissatisfaction, no, ostracism, rebuff, red light, refusal, snub, turndown, veto |
Antonyms: |
approval, thumbs up, welcome, yes |
| Main Entry: | nix |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | none |
Synonyms: |
forbidding, no, nothing, refusal, sprite, veto |
| Main Entry: | turndown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refusal |
Synonyms: |
abnegation, ban, choice, cold shoulder, declension, declination, defiance, denial, disallowance, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, discountenancing, disfavor, dissent, enjoinment, exclusion, forbidding, interdiction, knockback, negation, nix, no, nonacceptance, noncompliance, nonconsent, option, pass*, prohibition, proscription, rebuff, refutation, regrets, rejection, renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, repulse, repulsion, reversal, thumbs down, veto, withholding, writ |
| Main Entry: | refusal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
deaf to, impossible, not to be thought of, not willing to hear of, out of the question, recusant, refusing, restiff, restive, uncomplying, unconsenting, ungranted
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